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Becoming a Biologist: The Impact of a Quasi-Apprenticeship Program on Chinese Secondary School Students' Career Intention
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Zhao, Jinli; Hu, Sifan; He, He; Chen, Jin – Research in Science Education, 2021
The decreasing number of young students pursuing science careers has become a rising concern worldwide, particularly in China. Educational programs with empirical evidence of promoting young students' pursuit of science careers are still lacking. Here, drawing on the existing literature, we designed and implemented a 3-day quasi-apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Experiential Learning, Botany
Eliciting Students' Voices through STEM Career Explorations
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Kier, Meredith W.; Blanchard, Margaret R. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
This multiple case study elicited the voices of four 8th grade students, from a rural, low-income school district, who participated in STEM career explorations during their science class. Based on students' written reflections during career explorations, interviews, and from field notes, we analyzed the ways students talked about their lives and…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Rural Schools, Low Income Students, STEM Education
Helping Youth in Underserved Communities Envision Possible Futures: An Extension of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model
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Walsh, David – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
Empowering youth through the exploration of their possible futures is a fresh and innovative approach to the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model (TPSR). The purpose of this study was to examine the combination of TPSR with the theory of possible selves. This combination, called the Career Club, was a program specifically designed to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Clubs, Urban Schools, Social Responsibility
Comparing the Effects of the Career Key with Self-Directed Search and Job-OE among Eighth-Grade Students.
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Jones, Lawrence K.; Sheffield, Dale; Joyner, Brenda – Professional School Counseling, 2000
Compares the revised Career Key (CK) with the Self-Directed Search Career Explorer and the Job-O Enhanced inventories. Examines students' satisfaction and number of occupations suggested by the instruments. Results reveal that students' ratings of the CK were equal to those given by students taking the other two instruments and that the CK…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Grade 8, Measures (Individuals)
Vocational Exploration: A Developmental Approach for Junior High School. Final Report.
Carr, Thomas; Schlier, Gordon – 1978
The purpose of this project was to continue, expand, and measure the outcomes of a three-phase model developmental vocational exploration and career planning program that had been integrated into the junior high school curriculum. Phase I involved 304 seventh grade students. Ten sessions were conducted in which students explored the attitudes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Career Planning
The Relationship between Interest in Teaching as a Career Choice and Perceptions of School/Classroom Environment of 7th and 8th Grade Students.
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Wong, Ray E. – 1994
This study was conducted to ascertain whether future teachers, particularly students of color. can be identified at the 7th and 8th grade levels, and to determine whether their interest or noninterest in teaching is related to how they feel and think about school. Participants were 7th and 8th grade students (N=646) from eight California schools.…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Career Choice, Career Exploration